Day 56

This morning, I met Niki and Maria in a fast food restaurant where I’d stopped to get some coffee and to post my route for the day. As we talked about the Walk and discussed some of the details about where I stay, how I walk everywhere, and how long I’ll be walking, I asked the gals what their plan was for the day. They indicated plans for a laid back day once they got lunch for “the kids”. I found out the kids are young teens, and I told the gals I thought it was nice of them to get lunch instead of having the kids walk to get it. Maria said the intersection where we were is extremely dangerous and that she’d never send her kids to walk there. I have to admit, it surprised me to hear her say that. It made me sad that that is part of the criteria for whether or not her kids can walk somewhere. As we gathered for our photograph, I thanked them for their candid comments, their curiosity and their great smiles.